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1 ruins
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2 in ruins
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3 ruin
I 1. ['ruːɪn]1) U (collapse) (physical) rovina f., distruzione f.; (financial) rovina f., fallimento m.; (moral) rovina f., fine f.in a state of ruin — [ building] in rovina
to fall into ruin — andare o cadere in rovina
2) (building) rovine f.pl.2.in ruins — distrutto, rovinato (anche fig.)
••II ['ruːɪn]to go to rack and ruin — andare in rovina, in malora
1) (destroy) distruggere [career, economy]* * *['ru:in] 1. noun1) (a broken, collapsed or decayed state: the ruin of a city.) rovina, rudere2) (a cause of collapse, decay etc: Drink was his ruin.) rovina3) (financial disaster; complete loss of money: The company is facing ruin.) crollo, disastro2. verb1) (to cause ruin to: The scandal ruined his career.) rovinare2) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) rovinare•- ruined
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- in ruins* * *ruin /ˈru:ɪn/n. [uc]1 rovina ( anche fig.); crollo: to fall into ruin, cadere in rovina; The cathedral has gone to ruin, la cattedrale è andata in rovina; Ambition was his ruin ( o the ruin of him), l'ambizione è stata la sua rovina; the ruin of all my hopes, la fine di tutte le mie speranze3 rovina; disastro finanziario: financial [economic] ruin, rovina finanziaria [economica]; Investors are facing ruin, gli investitori devono far fronte al disastro finanziario; The economy is on the road to ruin, l'economia sta andando verso la rovina● to bring to ruin, mandare in rovina; rovinare □ ( anche fig.) to lie [to tumble] in ruins, essere [cadere] in rovina: At the end of the war the country lay in ruins, alla fine della guerra, il paese era in rovina; Her whole life lay in ruins, tutta la sua vita era rovinata.♦ (to) ruin /ˈru:ɪn/v. t.1 rovinare; distruggere ( anche fig.): The crop was ruined by the rain, il raccolto è stato distrutto dalla pioggia; I've ruined my new shoes, ho rovinato le mie scarpe nuove; to ruin sb. 's hopes, distruggere le speranze di qc.; to ruin sb.'s career [fun], rovinare la carriera [il divertimento] a q.; He has ruined his chances of going to university, ha buttato via le sue chance di andare all'università* * *I 1. ['ruːɪn]1) U (collapse) (physical) rovina f., distruzione f.; (financial) rovina f., fallimento m.; (moral) rovina f., fine f.in a state of ruin — [ building] in rovina
to fall into ruin — andare o cadere in rovina
2) (building) rovine f.pl.2.in ruins — distrutto, rovinato (anche fig.)
••II ['ruːɪn]to go to rack and ruin — andare in rovina, in malora
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5 conserve
I [kən'sɜːv]nome conserva f. (di frutta), marmellata f.II [kən'sɜːv]2) (save up) conservare [ natural resources]; mantenere [ moisture]; risparmiare [strength, energy]* * *[kən'sə:v] 1. verb(to keep from changing, being damaged or lost: We must conserve the country's natural resources; This old building should be conserved.) preservare, conservare2. noun(something preserved, eg fruits in sugar, jam etc.) conserva- conservationist
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- conservative* * *conserve /kənˈsɜ:v/n. [uc](to) conserve /kənˈsɜ:v/v. t.* * *I [kən'sɜːv]nome conserva f. (di frutta), marmellata f.II [kən'sɜːv]2) (save up) conservare [ natural resources]; mantenere [ moisture]; risparmiare [strength, energy] -
6 moulder
molder ['məʊldə(r)] verbo intransitivo (anche moulder away) [ ruins] sgretolarsi, ridursi in polvere; [corpse, refuse] decomporsi; fig. [ person] marcire* * *moulder, ( USA) molder /ˈməʊldə(r)/n. (metall.)(to) moulder, ( USA) (to) molder /ˈməʊldə(r)/v. i. ( spesso to moulder away)1 andare in rovina; ridursi in polvere; polverizzarsi; sgretolarsi* * *molder ['məʊldə(r)] verbo intransitivo (anche moulder away) [ ruins] sgretolarsi, ridursi in polvere; [corpse, refuse] decomporsi; fig. [ person] marcire -
7 smoulder
smolder ['sməʊldə(r)] verbo intransitivo2) fig. [ hatred] covareto smoulder with — covare [ resentment]; essere divorato o roso da [ jealousy]
* * *['sməuldə](to burn slowly or without flame: A piece of coal had fallen out of the fire and the hearthrug was smouldering.) (bruciare senza fiamma)* * *smoulder, ( USA) smolder /ˈsməʊldə(r)/n. [uc]2 fuoco che cova sotto la cenere.(to) smoulder, ( USA) (to) smolder /ˈsməʊldə(r)/v. i.2 (fig.) covare sotto la cenere; covare (fig.): Hatred was smouldering in his heart, nel suo cuore covava l'odio● ( del fuoco e fig.) to smoulder out, spegnersi □ to smoulder with jealousy, ardere di gelosia repressa □ smouldering passions, passioni represse □ smouldering revolt, rivolta che serpeggia (fra il popolo) □ His eyes smouldered with indignation, i suoi occhi erano accesi d'indignazione repressa.* * *smolder ['sməʊldə(r)] verbo intransitivo2) fig. [ hatred] covareto smoulder with — covare [ resentment]; essere divorato o roso da [ jealousy]
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8 among
[ə'mʌŋ]amongst [ə'mʌŋst] preposizione tra, fra, in mezzo a [crowd, population, trees, ruins, papers]••one bottle among five isn't enough — una bottiglia per o in cinque non basta
Note:Remember that tra or its variant form fra are the Italian translations of both among(st) and between* * *1) (in the middle of: a house among the trees.) tra, in mezzo a2) (in shares or parts to each person (in a group etc): Divide the chocolate amongst you.) tra* * *[ə'mʌŋ]amongst [ə'mʌŋst] preposizione tra, fra, in mezzo a [crowd, population, trees, ruins, papers]••one bottle among five isn't enough — una bottiglia per o in cinque non basta
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9 smouldering
smoldering ['sməʊldərɪŋ] aggettivo2) fig. (intense) [hatred, resentment] forte, che consuma; [ jealousy] divorante; (sexy) [eyes, look] ardente* * *smoldering ['sməʊldərɪŋ] aggettivo -
10 (to) attest
(to) attest /əˈtɛst/v. t. e i.1 attestare; testimoniare; dimostrare; essere prova di: He attested to my innocence, egli ha attestato la mia innocenza; The ruins of the town attest (to) the high level of civilization of its inhabitants, le rovine della città dimostrano l'alto grado di civiltà dei suoi abitanti; His words attested his honesty, le sue parole erano prova della sua onestà● (leg.) attested affidavit, atto notorio □ (leg.) attested copy, copia vidimata, copia autenticata ( di un documento) □ (in GB) attested milk, latte a norma di legge ( pastorizzato, ecc.). -
11 crumble
['krʌmbl] 1. 2.2) fig. [relationship, economy, empire] crollare; [opposition, hope] crollare, andare in pezzi* * *(to break into crumbs or small pieces: She crumbled the bread; The building had crumbled into ruins; Her hopes of success finally crumbled.) sbriciolare- crumbly* * *crumble /krʌmbl/n. [uc] ( cucina)1 impasto sbriciolato di farina, burro e zucchero2 crumble; dolce di frutta coperta da un tale impasto.(to) crumble /ˈkrʌmbl/A v. t.sbriciolare; sgretolare; frantumareB v. i.1 sbriciolarsi; sgretolarsi2 (fig.) cadere; crollare; andare in rovina: My hopes were crumbling ( to dust), le mie speranze crollavano (o andavano in fumo); Prices are about to crumble, i prezzi stanno per crollare* * *['krʌmbl] 1. 2.2) fig. [relationship, economy, empire] crollare; [opposition, hope] crollare, andare in pezzi -
12 ■ dig out
■ dig outv. t. + avv.1 tirare fuori ( scavando); estrarre ( un minerale); stanare: He was buried under the ruins of his house and had to be dug out, era sepolto sotto le macerie della sua casa e hanno dovuto scavare per tirarlo fuori; We dug the car out of the snow, abbiamo liberato la macchina spalando la neve; They used ferrets to dig out the rabbits, hanno usato dei furetti per stanare i conigli3 ripescare, scovare ( un oggetto in soffitta, un'informazione, ecc.); DIALOGO → - Wedding reception- I'd better dig out my suit and have it dry-cleaned, sarà meglio ripescare il mio vestito e portarlo in lavanderia; Wait while I dig out this article for you, aspetti mentre vado a tirar fuori questo articolo per Lei. -
13 (to) excavate
(to) excavate /ˈɛkskəveɪt/A v. t.1 scavare: to excavate a ditch [a tunnel], scavare una fossa [una galleria]3 dissotterrare; disseppellire; portare alla luce: to excavate Roman ruins, portare alla luce rovine romane4 rimuovere; estrarre: to excavate topsoil, rimuovere lo strato superficiale; to excavate mineral ore, estrarre mineraliB v. i.eseguire scavi (archeologici). -
14 mouldering
mouldering, ( USA) moldering /ˈməʊldərɪŋ/a.che va in rovina; cadente; sgretolato: the mouldering ruins of the palace, le rovine cadenti del palazzo. -
15 sadly
['sædlɪ]1) (with sadness) [sigh, say] con tristezza2) (unfortunately) sfortunatamente, purtroppo3) (emphatic)* * *adverb He stared sadly at the ruins of his house.) tristemente* * *sadly /ˈsædlɪ/avv.1 tristemente; mestamente2 miseramente; meschinamente; male* * *['sædlɪ]1) (with sadness) [sigh, say] con tristezza2) (unfortunately) sfortunatamente, purtroppo3) (emphatic) -
16 (to) attest
(to) attest /əˈtɛst/v. t. e i.1 attestare; testimoniare; dimostrare; essere prova di: He attested to my innocence, egli ha attestato la mia innocenza; The ruins of the town attest (to) the high level of civilization of its inhabitants, le rovine della città dimostrano l'alto grado di civiltà dei suoi abitanti; His words attested his honesty, le sue parole erano prova della sua onestà● (leg.) attested affidavit, atto notorio □ (leg.) attested copy, copia vidimata, copia autenticata ( di un documento) □ (in GB) attested milk, latte a norma di legge ( pastorizzato, ecc.). -
17 (to) excavate
(to) excavate /ˈɛkskəveɪt/A v. t.1 scavare: to excavate a ditch [a tunnel], scavare una fossa [una galleria]3 dissotterrare; disseppellire; portare alla luce: to excavate Roman ruins, portare alla luce rovine romane4 rimuovere; estrarre: to excavate topsoil, rimuovere lo strato superficiale; to excavate mineral ore, estrarre mineraliB v. i.eseguire scavi (archeologici). -
18 torchlit
torchlit /ˈtɔ:tʃlɪt/a.illuminato da torce; a lume di torcia: a torchlit path, un sentiero illuminato da torce; a torchlit walk through the ruins, una passeggiata a lume di torcia tra le rovine. -
19 devastate
['devəsteɪt]1) devastare [land, town]2) fig. distruggere [ person]* * *['devəsteit]1) (to leave in ruins: The fire devastated the countryside.) devastare2) (to overwhelm (a person) with grief: She was devastated by the terrible news.) devastare•* * *['devəsteɪt]1) devastare [land, town]2) fig. distruggere [ person] -
20 reduce
[rɪ'djuːs] [AE -'duːs] 1.1) (make smaller) ridurre [inflation, pressure, impact] (by di); abbassare, ridurre [prices, temperature, number]; med. ridurre, fare riassorbire [ swelling]; fare abbassare [ fever]the jackets have been reduced by 50% — comm. il prezzo delle giacche è stato ridotto del 50%
"reduce speed now" — aut. "rallentare"
2) (in scale) ridurre [ map]; (condense) ridurre, adattare [ article]3) mil. degradareto reduce sth. to shreds, to ashes — ridurre qcs. a pezzi, in cenere
to reduce sb. to tears — fare piangere qcn.
5) (simplify) ridurre [argument, existence]6) dir. ridurre [ sentence] (by di)7) gastr. ridurre [sauce, stock]2.1) AE (lose weight) calare (di peso)2) gastr. [ sauce] ridursi* * *[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) ridurre2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) dimagrire3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) ridurre•- reduction* * *[rɪ'djuːs] [AE -'duːs] 1.1) (make smaller) ridurre [inflation, pressure, impact] (by di); abbassare, ridurre [prices, temperature, number]; med. ridurre, fare riassorbire [ swelling]; fare abbassare [ fever]the jackets have been reduced by 50% — comm. il prezzo delle giacche è stato ridotto del 50%
"reduce speed now" — aut. "rallentare"
2) (in scale) ridurre [ map]; (condense) ridurre, adattare [ article]3) mil. degradareto reduce sth. to shreds, to ashes — ridurre qcs. a pezzi, in cenere
to reduce sb. to tears — fare piangere qcn.
5) (simplify) ridurre [argument, existence]6) dir. ridurre [ sentence] (by di)7) gastr. ridurre [sauce, stock]2.1) AE (lose weight) calare (di peso)2) gastr. [ sauce] ridursi
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